CamaroDMD

So, a while back I began a series of polls for fun to determine the favorite design of each denomination according to the members. I got through the quarter dollar design before I got too busy to continue the posts. Well, today I remembered so I thought it would be fun to start back up where we left off.

So, here are the "rules" of my little scenario. The premise is, the US government has decided to change the design on all coins to a "historical" design based on a popular vote. The idea is that the coins will reflect the best America has ever used. However, they are using the current planchet still. This week's poll is the Half Dollar...but no matter what the winning design is, it would be made on a 30.6mm diameter reeded edge copper-nickel clad planchet.

The poll will run for 7 days and you may only vote for one choice. When this poll is done, we'll do the dollar next.

Cent: Flying Eagle Cent 34.15% of vote
Nickel: Buffalo Nickel 39.13% of vote
Dime: Mercury Dime 74.00% of vote
Quarter Dollar: Standing Liberty Quarter 79.31% of vote

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mrbrklyn

Barbie Dollars.

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PennyGuy

Great poll Camero. Gotta go with the Walking Liberty. That design is timeless. I have a beautimus set of Franklins but the WL design wins hands down.

mrbrklyn

Eh - none of these designs will work on the current steel Planchette. The walking liberty will look like a fun house mirror trap

Ruben

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jloring

Ruben - please elaborate... I'm not sure what a "fun house mirror trap" would look like on a coin.

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CamaroDMD

I think he means that the design is to detailed to look good on the clad planchet. The WL design is very intricate and looked good on silver. Silver is softer and therefore the design was better imprinted onto the coins when made. But, even on silver the WL had strike problems. With clad it could be even worse if the strike pressure wasn't altered.

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mrbrklyn

Silver is unique and designs made for silver - that is properly made for silver, don't translate to the harder - white - non-toning metal of a clad...

See the discussion here

http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t51055/#post565671

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AdamL

My avatar should show you which one I voted for. We have had several good half designs though.

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Freddypm

Amen Adam!

coleguy

It's funny because I voted Walking Liberty, because I think thats hands down the greatest design ever on any US coin. But, I prefer to collect Capped Bust halves over WL halves. Don't ask me why, because I don't know.
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raider34

I voted for the Walking Liberty, I think it's probably my second favorite coin design.

flyers10

Had to go for the Walker also. Thanks for the poll.

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RickieB

Its always been the Walkers for me....
Hands down.


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mrbrklyn

You put a walker on Clad it will look like cheap tin foil....

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PennyGuy

Gee, I guess I'm wrong again. I still like the design of the WL half in spite of it being decreed as impossible to mint properly. But, that's what the question was, what design.